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Paul Durcan - Christmas Day 3/3
As selected from the 麻豆社 archives by Daljit Nagra, Paul Durcan concludes reading his poem 'Christmas Day'. From 1997.
Poet Daljit Nagra revisits the 麻豆社's poetry archive and to mark the death of the poet earlier in the year, he selects Paul Durcan's reading of his poem 'Christmas Day'. And Daljit reads a poem from his Poetry Extra Book of the Month - an anthology called: Nature Matters.
Paul concludes his reading from the book-length poem that sets out a funny, sweetly sad and often irreverent vision of Christmas.
After Christmas lunch, Paul returns to his empty home, and his thoughts range across his life.
Written and read by Paul Durcan
Produced by David Hunter
First broadcast on Radio 3 in December 1997.
Last on
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